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Vote with an Attitude and Conscience
With a 3 percent approval rating, Congress is an embarrassment to all Americans. Unless we commit to change, we get more of the same. It’s time we all act with a passion to vote for people who aren’t political professionals, and who truly understand the needs of all of us. That’s why I am voting […]
It’s Kismet – Their Life Together Was Destined
I recently learned of the “coming together” of two Mission Hills residents. He is an ex-football star and she was a fan who only watched him from the stadium stands. Though they lived worlds apart, eventually she would save his life. I am referring to John and Diane Brockington who will be sharing more of […]
Presidio Park and Old Town Golf Course Are Fire Dangers
Over the last couple of months, I have been getting emails, phone calls and on-the-street comments from people living in the Presidio Hills and Old Town area, those living closest to Presidio Park and the neighboring golf course. What has become obvious is that very little is being done to correct a serious problem, dead […]
It’s Time for Change in Congress
A very common message from people who are frustrated with national government is that “we need to make significant changes in Congress.” I agree. However, change doesn’t happen unless “we” make a concerted effort to elect new people to Congress. Early this year, I started meeting with Larry Wilske, a retired command master chief of […]
What Now?
How Cool Are We? Maybe, we wish, we hope, by the time you read this, we’re ‘way cool. Y’know, limber, in-the-know, into every band promoted by CityBeat, seeking adventurous dining in the new restaurants that keep popping up; we’re creative, edgy, wearing highly hip duds, with holes in the knees of our jeans and short […]
America’s Drug Epidemic: Our Greatest Threat
By George Mitrovich The drug epidemic sweeping our country is someone else’s problem until it becomes your problem, as it has become our family’s problem. But most families so affected are silent because they’re ashamed and they wish to keep their family’s “shame” private; but silence is not an option, because until we have a […]
Classical Italian – Acqua Al 2
The descriptive term “classical” is often applied to such things as music and architecture. But it can also be applied to food, to mean traditional or the way it has been prepared for a long time or perhaps the way my mother used to make it. I think of it as classical when I return […]
The Artful Spirit
Living Artfully With Stress What might seem at first at first like a huge oxymoron, this month’s Living Artfully with Stress title is not me having gone off my rocker. Instead, I hope to encourage and persuade you to realize that there are simple creative ways that exist in your own mind which will effectively […]
Garden of the Spirit
. Tag! I am it. The volunteers at the Trees for Health Arboretum in Balboa Park have asked for a volunteer’s manual. As the volunteer who has been there the longest, twenty years, I am the default author to get it done. As I start roughing out an outline of topics, I find that most […]
